rigueur-dionysienne:“I had said goodbye to her once before, but it took everything I had to sa
rigueur-dionysienne:“I had said goodbye to her once before, but it took everything I had to say goodbye to her then, again, for the last time, like poor Orpheus turning for a last backward glance at the ghost of his only love and in the same heartbeat losing her forever: hinc illae lacrimae, hence those tears.” Donna Tartt, The Secret Historyart by Jean Delville, Orpheus -- source link